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Howard Alexander
Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.
Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.
He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.
If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.
Plan to wake serial killer Robert Pickton from coma: Quebec police
QUEBEC – A spokesman for Quebec's provincial police says British Columbia serial killer Robert Pickton…
UPDATE: Missing Revelstoke woman located
UPDATE: Thursday, May 23, 2024 Revelstoke RCMP say a missing 62-year-old woman last seen on…
RCMP adds ribbon skirt to uniform in effort to build bridges with Indigenous people
OTTAWA – The RCMP has added a traditional Indigenous ribbon skirt to its uniform. Commissioner…
$6.1M raised to increase cancer treatment capacity in Kelowna
A BC Cancer Foundation effort that began in the fall of 2022 to raise money…
Mayor hopes wildfire evacuees can return to Fort Nelson early next week
FORT NELSON, B.C. – The mayor of the regional municipality that includes Fort Nelson, B.C.,…
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Kamloops arson fire may be connected to ongoing gang conflict
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HEADS UP: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Okanagan
Environment Canada is giving a heads up that weather conditions are just right for the…
Renowned Canadian artist Robert Bateman to visit Penticton
Famous Canadian painter Robert Bateman will be paying Penticton a visit this summer as the…
Singer-song writer Joel Plaskett to stop in Lake Country on Canadian tour
Multiple award winning Halifax-based singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett kicks off a cross-Canada tour in September and…
RCMP officer assaulted during arrest on Kelowna bus
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BC sex offender Randall Hopley gets another 18 months in jail after going on run
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Missing some cash? Vernon RCMP may have it
Someone found a large quantity of cash on the street in Vernon and turned it…